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If I Complain

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C Bb6 Am7 Ab7
CTired of Cdimtrying Cto be Cdimfair
CTired of Cdimcrying when there's no Am7one thereD7  
FCan't Fmhelp myself if CI comA7plain
Dm7So, here I G7go.
2nd Verse
CI ain't Cdimlaughing tCo myselCdimf
CIs too much Cdimice cream Am7bad for you D7health?
FCan't Fmhelp myself if CI comA7plain
Dm7So, G7here I Cgo.B7  E7  
Bridge
AmNo one to call
Bm7(b5)   E7  
Even if I wanted to
                    Am  Bm7(b5)          E7  
May as well sleep the whole day through
CDon't Cdimexpect my Am7apologiesD9  
Dm7If I compG7lain
3 Verse
CI'm just Cdimsaying Chow I Cdimfeel
CShould do the Cdimdishes 
But it's Am7no big D7deal
FCan't Fmhelp myself if CI comA7plainDm7, so G7here I 
Cgo.      Cdim        Dm7  G7here I          
Cgo.      Cdim    Dm7So, G7There you          
Cgo.Bb6  Am7  Ab7  C6  

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If I Complain

by Dave Lovell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb6

Am7

Ab7

Cdim

Dm7

Bm7

C Bb6 Am7 Ab7

C Cdim C Cdim

Tired of trying to be fair

C Cdim Am7 D7

Tired of crying when there's no one there

F Fm C A7

Can't help myself if I complain

Dm7 G7

So, here I go.

2nd Verse

C Cdim C Cdim

I ain't laughing to myself

C Cdim Am7 D7

Is too much ice cream bad for you health?

F Fm C A7

Can't help myself if I complain

Dm7 G7 C B7 E7

So, here I go.

Bridge

No one to call

Bm7 E7

(b5)

Even if I wanted to

Am Bm7 E7

(b5)

May as well sleep the whole day through

C Cdim Am7 D9

Don't expect my apologies

Dm7 G7

If I complain

3 Verse

C Cdim C Cdim

I'm just saying how I feel

C Cdim

Should do the dishes

Am7 D7

But it's no big deal

F Fm C A7 Dm7 G7

Can't help myself if I complain, so here I

C Cdim Dm7 G7

go. here I

C Cdim Dm7 G7

go. So, There you

C Bb6 Am7 Ab7 C6

go.

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